Update #7 – August 2017
Flood Review The City of West Kelowna, and the Regional District of Central Okanagan have called on the B.C. Minister of FLNRORD to review all … Read more
Drought Updates
Update #6 – June 2017
Weather Report The following forecast is from Accuweather (http://tinyurl.com/y8tmvkuj), which is in line with Environment Canada (https://weather.gc.ca/saisons/prob_e.html). British Columbia: Summer is expected to be drier … Read more
Okanagan snow survey highlights
Okanagan Snow Pack: 151% normal Streamflow: Extreme flow and flood levels Flood risk expected to remain elevated over next one to two weeks. Current advisories, … Read more
Update #5 – May 2017
Weather Update Okanagan snow packs are now above average. All indications are that we should expect a relatively “normal” or average water year, although there … Read more
Update #4 – April 2017
Weather update Okanagan snow packs are still slightly below average. As of March 22, the Mission Creek and Brenda Mines snow pillows were 80% of … Read more
Update #3 – March 2017
Okanagan snow packs are still slightly below average. As of March 22, the Mission Creek and Brenda Mines snow pillows were 80% of normal. All … Read more
Update #2 – February 2017
Okanagan snow packs are below average. As of February 15, the Mission Creek snow pillow was 72% of normal, and Brenda Mines was 71% of … Read more
Update #1 – January 2017
Okanagan snow packs are below average. As of January 22, the Mission Creek snow pillow was 70% of normal, and Brenda Mines was 64% of … Read more
Update #5 – December 2016
National Weather Service (US) predicts below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation. http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=3
Update #4 – November 2016
There haven’t been any recent long-term precipitation forecasts from Environment Canada, but the temperature forecast looks like it will be a warm start to winter … Read more
Update #3 – September 28
Highlights from Environment Canada September weather bulletin Following a record warm spring, summer 2016 was much closer to normal in terms of temperature with most … Read more
Update #2 – June 29, 2016
July Weather Report Comparison with 2015: This year had a much more generous snow pack, but both years had a much earlier snowmelt than average. … Read more
Update #1 – June 1, 2016
June Weather Report Provincial River Outlook – Issued: May 27, 2016 3:00PM “Weather over the past week has been dominated by low pressure systems with … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #11
Dear Okanagan local governments and water utilities, Drought Level Three Since my last update, the Okanagan has been scaled back to Drought Level Three, with … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #10
Dear Okanagan local governments and water utilities, Are we still in Level 4 drought? Yes, we are. The River Forecast Centre and the Ministry of … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #9
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Utilities, I’ll be continuing these general drought updates for the remainder of the season. The province is now also … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #8
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Purveyors, Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday for our drought workshop in Kelowna. It was terrific to have … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #7
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Purveyors, This is just going to be a short update on Okanagan drought response, to an expanded list of … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #6
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Purveyors, Bottom-line news As of today, the Okanagan Basin is officially in Drought Level 4. There is no Level … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #5
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Purveyors, Thanks to everyone who tuned in to our webinar on Monday. We had a record turnout. The slides … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #4
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Purveyors, Since my last update, a Level 4 drought has been declared for the Nicola. The Okanagan, the Kettle, … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #3
Dear Okanagan local governments and water utilities, This email is a follow up to the emails I sent on July 16 and 17. Please let … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #2
Dear Okanagan governments and water utilities, This email is a follow-up from the one I sent yesterday (see below) with a few updates and clarifications. … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #1
Dear Okanagan governments, and water utilities, Many of you will have now heard about the province’s declaration of a Level 3 drought for our region. … Read more